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To go with AFP story Oly-2018-KOR-Cho-economy, FOCUS by Tim Witcher
In this picture taken on April 6, 2015, Cho Yang-Ho, president of the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Winter Olympics, smiles during a signing ceremony for an official local sponsorship with Samsung Group in Seoul. One year ago Olympic leaders looked forward with trepidation to the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, but one of South Korea's much-maligned business tycoons, Cho Yang-Ho, has come to the rescue. Twelve months after taking charge of an organising committee notorious for hold-ups and infighting, the 66-year-old head of Hanjin Group has earned plaudits from the International Olympic Committee (IOC). AFP PHOTO / FILES / JUNG YEON-JEJUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images